unsalvageable

adjective

un·​sal·​vage·​able ˌən-ˈsal-vi-jə-bəl How to pronounce unsalvageable (audio)
: not capable of being salvaged : not salvageable
a house in unsalvageable condition
an unsalvageable relationship
unsalvageably adverb
a house in unsalvageably bad condition

Examples of unsalvageable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For sure, one of Pfizer’s four biggest deals, the smallest deal of the four, Pfizer’s acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics, has been a disaster so far by most objective measures (though not unsalvageable). Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024 Rice fields were lost; fish and shrimp died; and tons of robusta coffee beans were rendered unsalvageable, leading to a near 50-year high in price according to the International Coffee Organization. Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024 But nearly all — like Leon and his family — remain, reworking drains in the middle of the night, spreading gravel over pavement that’s become unsalvageable and dipping into savings to do repair work that often lasts only a few weeks. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 Whatever the reason, the charred piece of bread is unsalvageable and so, you’re forced to throw it out and make another batch. Shaeden Berry, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsalvageable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsalvageable was in 1917

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“Unsalvageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsalvageable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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